The Original Twenty Two

Between 1970 and her transition on December 11, 1980, Mrs. Takata initiated 22 Reiki Masters. This is the list she gave to her sister before she passed through transition.

George Araki

Barbara McCullough

Beth Grey

Ursula Baylow

Paul Mitchell

Iris Ishikura

Fran Brown

Barbara Weber Ray

Ethel Lombardi

Wanja Twan

Virginia Samdahl

Phyllis Lei Furumoto

Dorothy Baba

Mary McFaden

John Gray

Rick Bockner

Bethel Phaigh

Harry Kuboi

Patricia Ewing

Shinobu Saito

Kay Yamashita

Barbara Brown

The original 22 teachers have taught others. In the decade since Mrs. Takata experienced transition, Reiki has spread rapidly in the West. It is now practiced throughout North and South America, Europe, New Zealand, Australia and other parts of the world. There are now (at the time of this writing) an estimated 50,000 Reiki Masters with as many as 1,000,000 people practicing Reiki throughout the world.

Every Reiki Master should be able to trace their lineage back through time to the original Reiki Master, Dr. Usui Sensei.